Release status meeting minutes 2024-03-14
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* Roadmaps
* LTS
* Defects
* Opens

Participants:
* AMD
* ARM
* Debian/Microsoft
* Intel
* Marvell
* Nvidia
* Red Hat

Release Dates
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The following are the current/updated working dates for 24.03:

* V1:      29 December 2023
* RC1:     21 February 2024
* RC2:      8 March    2024
* RC3:     15 March    2024
* Release: 27 March    2024

https://core.dpdk.org/roadmap/#dates


Subtrees
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* next-net
  * Almost complete for RC3.
  * Trying to include test_pmd cleanup
  * Outstanding TAP patchset

* next-net-intel
  * TODO

* next-net-mlx
  * PR sent for RC3.

* next-net-mvl
  * PR sent for RC3.

* next-eventdev
  * Patches merged for RC2.

* next-baseband
  * No new features/fixes for RC3.

* next-virtio
  * Some last minutes issue being fixed.

* next-crypto
  * Mostly merged for RC3.
  * Some APP patches remaining.

* main
  * Bug in Ubuntu ASAN library that make tests crash.
    - David has a fix available for testing.
    - https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/9491
    - https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/commit/?id=d0d7032a3f6e66c1a09b13ad42e9d7975db8c627
  * Merged workaround for Lcore autotest.
  * Working on build fixes.
  * Adding new DTS test


  * Proposed 24.03 dates:
    * RC3:     15 March 2024
    * Release: 27 March 2024

LTS
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* 22.11.4 - Released.
* 21.11.6 - Released.
* 20.11.10 - Released.
* 19.11.15 - Will only be updated with CVE and critical fixes.


* Distros
  * Debian 12 contains DPDK v22.11
  * Ubuntu 24.04-LTS will contain DPDK v23.11
  * Ubuntu 23.04 contains DPDK v22.11

Defects
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* Bugzilla links, 'Bugs',  added for hosted projects
  * https://www.dpdk.org/hosted-projects/



DPDK Release Status Meetings
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The DPDK Release Status Meeting is intended for DPDK Committers to discuss the
status of the master tree and sub-trees, and for project managers to track
progress or milestone dates.

The meeting occurs on every Thursday at 9:30 UTC over Jitsi on https://meet.jit.si/DPDK

You don't need an invite to join the meeting but if you want a calendar reminder just
send an email to "John McNamara john.mcnamara@intel.com" for the invite.